Of course we have compassion. We just don't believe the safety net should be used as a hammock.
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We don't want to turn the safety net into a hammock that lulls able-bodied people into complacency and dependence.
If we want to create a viable, peaceful world, we've got to integrate compassion into the gritty realities of 21st century life.
I find that in the 21st century, there's not a lot of compassion for what other people are going through or the walk that they have to walk.
Americans in general have a lot of compassion, we just don't always have the same view of how that compassion is implemented.
We are all trying to make it the best way we know how, so when we look at each other as individuals and nations, we should do so with compassion.
We're a migrant nation made up of people who've been torn out of other worlds, and you'd think we would have some compassion.
We live in a time when science is validating what humans have known throughout the ages: that compassion is not a luxury; it is a necessity for our well-being, resilience, and survival.
Safety nets for the poor and disadvantaged are a must for any compassionate nation, but encouraging folks to go on the dole when not absolutely necessary is disgraceful.
Compassion is the basis of morality.
I think compassion is an important quality in people in general.
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